Navigating the dtc

Controlling a MicroPanel is accomplished through Scenes. Scenes are presets, which determine how the lighting loads are controlled. A MicroPanel may contain up to 12 scenes, which are represented by loads 5-16 on the MicroPanel. There are two types of MicroPanels: the iDH, and the iDIM. The iDH does not contain 0-10v dimming outputs and therefore can only be used for switching. The iDIM does contain 0-10v outputs, and is capable of daylight harvesting.

Activating a Scene

Turning on a scene can be done through the manual override screen, schedules, Chelsea switches, or through the hardware inputs on the control card of the MicroPanel. The image below shows how you can activate scenes, using various dry contacts attached to the hardware inputs:

If any scene input is electrically connected to GND, that scene number will activate. By default, the input is considered a MAINTAIN type, and will only keep the scene on for as long as the contact is connected. Inputs can also be programmed to work as a momentary contact (see Relay Properties)

Scenes

If you press ENTER on iDIM/iDH Scenes on the USER MENU, you will see a display similar to this one:

Each item here is a scene. You can select a scene and press SCOLL UP or SCROLL DOWN to change the type of the scene. The type of the scene will indicate what the scene does when it is activated. You can also SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN on the LCP number to change which MicroPanel you are programming. If you press ENTER on a scene, a display will appear with the settings for that scene:

In this image, DIM1, DIM3, & DIM4 are the 0-10v outputs (outputs 1, 3, & 4). Typically you will see these types of channels on an iDIM panel. Rly2, Rly5, Rly6, Rly8, & Rly7, are the relays in the MicroPanel. Typically you will see these types of channels on an iDH panel. Next to each of these relay and dimmer channels, the preset level is listed. You can adjust this using SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN. PC here, indicates a photocell will determine the level of that output when the scene is activated. ON indicates the relay will turn on when the scene activates. N/A indicates no change will be made to that channel when the scene is activated. DIM channels can also be set at levels between 0% and 100%.

If you press ENTER while PC is selected it will take you to the photocell setup screen. (See MicroPanel photocell Setup & Operation for more info)

Here is a list of the most commonly used scene types in a MicroPanel and their functions: